Bang in the middle of the posh Panchsheel Park lies the Lal Gumbad slum, where hooligans gather to drink at night and unhygienic conditions prevail despite community toilets With only 20 toilets for a population of 5,000, the residents of Lal Gumbad slum struggle during the day to get their turn while dealing with drunkards […]

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An old couple, who lost their sons to manual scavenging, now cling onto their only source of happiness — their grandchildren Patriot’s series on manual scavenging continues with a visit to yet another family bereaved by this barbaric practice “I can control my destiny, but not my fate. Destiny means there are opportunities to turn […]

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The first Pride Parade post the SC judgement on Article 377 had a different enthusiasm that leaves many of us hopeful for a lot more positive changes in the future Sans fear, I felt like a free bird whose wings no one could clip. There was not even an iota of tension in my mind. […]

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The JNU professor whom the administration wants to teach a lesson talks about her research on museums and being honoured with the Infosys Prize In July 2017, Professor Kavita Singh became the Dean of the School of Arts & Aesthetics (SAA) of Jawaharlal Nehru University. An art historian, she is known for her work as […]

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A mother is inconsolable even a year after her son’s death as her daughter-in-law starts a new life (Patriot’s series on manual scavenging continues with a visit to yet another family bereaved by this barbaric practice) First, Chandrakanta’s youngest son Mohan, 25, died while on a manual scavenging assignment. A few months later, her husband […]

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As the Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority pushes for a ban on non-CNG vehicles, Patriot imagines what the city will be like if the ban is imposed They’re not a fashion accessory, obviously – pollution masks on faces out on the streets. They’re a layer of protection against the monster we all know now […]

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As part of a series on the shadowy world of manual scavenging, Patriot visits the family of the second person who died on July 15, 2017. The first was Swarn Singh, whose family we met last week “I still remember the sight when I saw his body lying there. His clothes were wet and dirty […]

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Who would have thought that people would be arrested for bursting firecrackers on Diwali? But considering the unprecedented pollution levels in the capital, this became inevitable In light of the rising pollution in the Capital, the Supreme Court ordered that Delhiites can only burn ‘green crackers’ and that too between 8 pm to 10 pm […]

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